Founding Full-Stack Engineer

• Location: Remote
• Type: Full-Time (Contract — PJ)
• Compensation: $48,000/year (dollars) + Equity

Our Company

CoGrader is a rapidly growing AI EdTech startup backed by UC Berkeley, Strive, and Maze Impact. We’re the fastest-growing AI grading platform, already helping tens of thousands of teachers deliver better feedback to over half a million students—while saving their nights and weekends.

Job Description

As our Founding Full-Stack Engineer, you will own the product roadmap from day one, lead a team of two engineers, build core features end-to-end, and shape the engineering culture alongside the founders.

What you’ll do:

• Architect, build, and ship scalable web applications using TypeScript, React (Vite), Node.js (Express), and BullMQ
• Design and implement RESTful APIs with a focus on performance, security, and maintainability
• Build reusable UI component libraries and responsive front-end experiences
• Set up CI/CD pipelines, automated testing suites, and infrastructure as code
• Monitor performance, identify bottlenecks, and iterate quickly
• Establish best practices for code reviews, documentation, testing, and observability
• Partner with Customer Success to troubleshoot production issues and improve UX based on user feedback
• Lead and mentor a small engineering team through guidance and code reviews

Requirements

Must-have:

• 5+ years of professional experience building full-stack TypeScript applications
• Expert proficiency with React (Vite) and Node.js (Express)
• Experience with NoSQL databases (Firebase)
• Experience with queues (Redis, BullMQ)
• Production deployments on AWS, GCP, or Azure
• Strong command of RESTful API design
• Experience with CI/CD, Cypress (or similar), and Git workflows

Nice to have:

• Experience building Agentic AI architectures (OpenAI, Anthropic, Google)
• Background in UX/UI design principles
• Previous startup or founding-team experience

How to Apply

1. Complete the technical challenge: https://www.notion.so/1c10de9a65cc8050a1e0cfd38c1d3df4?pvs=25
2. Schedule a call with our CTO to present your results and discuss your experience
3. Meet our COO and CEO for a final conversation

You can send an email to vitor@cograder.com to schedule the challenge

Labels

Level

• Senior

Type (Regime)

• PJ (Contractor)

Allocation

• Remote